Bicol Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
region of the Philippines
About Bicol
The region is largely fertile lowland, dotted with volcanoes. The local people are calledBicolanos, which are well noted for their spicy local cuisine. Bicol, by and large, has a tropical rainforest climate, with no clearly defined seasons. While the rainforests have mostly disappeared save for small patches, it generally rains at any time of the year in the region. The rainiest months are generally November and December. The region is regularly struck by typhoons, some of them devastating. When combined with explosive volcanic eruptions, rain from those storms can create devastating lahar, mudflows that form when rainwater and lava mix. The last major typhoon that devastated much of Bicol was Typhoon Durian ("Reming") in 2006, which made landfall while Mayon was erupting.
Bicol Travel Guide Sections
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